Where is the CVV Number?
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| This number is
printed on your MasterCard & Visa cards in the signature area of
the back of the card. (it is the last 3 digits AFTER the credit
card number in the signature area of the card). |
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| You can find your
four-digit card verification number on the front of your
American Express credit card above the credit card number on
either the right or the left side of your credit card. |
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What is the CVV
Number?
CARD VERIFICATION VALUE CODE (CVV)
CVV
is a new authentication procedure established by credit card companies
to further efforts towards reducing fraud for internet transactions. It
consists of requiring a card holder to enter the CVV number in at
transaction time to verify that the card is on hand.The CVV code is a
security feature for "card not present" transactions (e.g., Internet
transactions), and now appears on most (but not all) major credit and
debit cards. This new feature is a three- or four-digit code which
provides a cryptographic check of the information embossed on the card.
Therefore, the CVV code is not part of the card number itself.
The CVV code helps ascertain
that the customer placing the order actually possesses the credit/debit
card and that the card account is legitimate. Each credit card company
has its own name for the CVV code, but it functions the same for all
major card types. (VISA refers to the code as CVV2, MasterCard calls it
CVC2, and American Express calls it CID.)
The back panel of most
Visa/MasterCard cards contain the full 16-digit account number, followed
by the CVV/CVC code. Some banks, though, only show the last four digits
of the account number followed by the code. To aid in the
prevention of fraudulent credit card use, we now require the 3 or 4
digit code on the back of your credit card. When you submit
your credit card information your data is protected by Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) technology certified by a digital certificate. |
